Re: Wonky Flower Stalks
From: jimsullivansgarden@home.com
Hello Edmundas,]
Good to hear from you. Thanks for your comments on the "snaky stalks". I
agree with you on most points, but I also agree it would be interesting
to follow a particular clone or clones to see if they are predisposed to
this condition. I think you may be on to something when you say that it
is somehow connected to vigorous growth either in the previous season or
perhaps in the season when the flower stalk is emerging. Time and more
observation will tell more of the story. Happy Gardening, Jim.
Edmundas Kondratas wrote:
>
> From: "Edmundas Kondratas" <stogutis@kaunas.omnitel.net>
>
> Jim,
> I had some snaky stalks on some my siberians. I observed that such a stalks
> were on the plants which I replanted last August. The clumps were with 3-4
> fans. On the plants which have grown two years such a stalks I did not
> observed. I did not observed snaky stalks on well established clumps too. In
> the seedling bed /third year of growth/ flowered almost all seedlings, but
> stronger plants have right stalks and those not wigorous snaky, or one right
> another snaky. And many of that snaky stalks did not became right and
> flowered curiuos keeping flower some cm from ground level. The growth
> conditions for all plants were the same. Though we had cool spring, but no
> frosts. We had sufficient watering and heat came to us after showing this
> phenomenon. I think it belongs from biological reason. As you know the
> embryo of bud is forming in the last season of growth. If conditions are not
> sufficient to end this process it continuous in early season of
> next -flowering year. Maybe the lack of growth force and maintenance are not
> sufficient for both to end bud forming and than good bloomstalk growth. Some
> year observations on this phenomenon is need I think.
>
> Edmundas Kondratas
> stogutis@kaunas.omnitel.net
> Kaunas, Lithuania, zone 5.
>
> --
>
> >From: jimsullivansgarden@home.com
> >
> >Hello Robin Members,
> >Again, I have a question for you. Do any of you know why or ever had the
> >flower stalks on any of your siberians kind of go snaky ie. first go in
> >one direction and then another before finally more or less righting
> >themselves?? I have also seen this on the occasional spuria iris in the
> >garden as well. Enviromental - uneven watering, heat ?? This has been
> >baffling me for a few years now and I would certainly enjoy getting an
> >answer to this question. Thanks. Jim in Saskatoon, Canada.
> >
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